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Inceku KaThixo
1 Ngilalelani lina zihlenge;
zwanini lokhu lina zizwe ezikude:
uThixo wangibiza ngingakazalwa;
kusukela ekuzalweni kwami ubelitsho ibizo lami.
2 Wenza umlomo wami waba njengenkemba eloliweyo,
wangifihla emthunzini wesandla sakhe.
Wangenza ngaba ngumtshoko ololiweyo,
wangifihla emxhakeni wakhe wemitshoko.
3 Wathi kimi, “Wena Israyeli uyinceku yami,
engizabonakalisa inkazimulo yami ngayo.”
4 Kodwa mina ngathi, “Mina ngisebenzele ize;
amandla ami ngiwachithele ize lobala,
ikanti okufanele mina kusesandleni sikaThixo,
lomvuzo wami ukuNkulunkulu.”
5 Khathesi uThixo uthi,
yena owangibumbayo esiswini ukuba ngibe yinceku yakhe
ukuze ngibuyisele uJakhobe
kuye lokuqoqela u-Israyeli kuye,
ngoba ngiphakanyisiwe emehlweni kaThixo
njalo uNkulunkulu wami ubengamandla ami
6 uthi:
“Kuyinto encane kakhulu kuwe ukuba yinceku yami
ukuze uvuselele izizwe zikaJakhobe
ubuyise labako-Israyeli engibalondolozileyo.
Ngizakwenza ube yikukhanya kwabeZizwe,
ukuze ufikise usindiso lwami emikhawulweni yomhlaba.”
7 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo,
uMhlengi loNgcwele ka-Israyeli,
utsho kuye oweyiswa, wenyanywa yisizwe,
kuyo inceku yababusi:
“Amakhosi azakubona asukume,
amakhosana azakubona akhothame,
ngenxa kaThixo othembekileyo,
oNgcwele ka-Israyeli okukhethileyo.”
Ukubuyiselwa Kuka-Israyeli
8 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:
“Ngesikhathi esifaneleyo kimi ngizakuphendula,
langosuku lwensindiso ngizakusiza.
Ngizakulondoloza ngikwenze
ube yisivumelwano sabantu,
ukubuyisela ilizwe
lokwaba kutsha amafa abo achithekayo,
9 uthi kwabathunjiweyo, ‘Phumani,’
kulabo abasemnyameni uthi, ‘Khululekani!’
Bazadlela emaceleni emigwaqo
bathole amadlelo kuwo wonke amaqaqa alugwadule.
10 Kabayikulamba kumbe bome,
lokutshisa kwasenkangala kumbe okwelanga kabayikukuzwa.
Lowo obazwela isihawu uzabakhokhela
abase emithonjeni yamanzi.
11 Izintaba zami zonke ngizazenza zibe yizindlela,
imigwaqo yami izaphakamela phezulu.
12 Khangelani, bazakuza bevela khatshana,
abanye bevela enyakatho, abanye bevela entshonalanga
labanye bevela emangweni wase-Asiwani.”
13 Hlabelelani ngentokozo lina mazulu;
jabula lawe mhlaba;
tshayani ingoma lina zintaba.
Ngoba uThixo uyabaduduza abantu bakhe
njalo uzakuba lesihawu kwabahluphekayo bakhe.
14 Kodwa iZiyoni yathi, “UThixo ungilahlile,
uThixo usengikhohliwe.”
15 “Owesifazane angamkhohlwa umntanakhe omunyayo na,
angabi lesihelo emntwaneni amzeleyo na?
Lanxa engamkhohlwa,
mina angiyikukukhohlwa!”
16 Khangela, sengikudwebe ezintendeni zezandla zami;
imiduli yakho ihlezi iphambi kwami.
17 Amadodana akho aphanga emuva,
lalabo abakuchithayo bayasuka kuwe.
18 Phakamisa amehlo akho ukhangele emaceleni wonke,
wonke amadodana akho ayaqoqana eze kuwe.
UThixo uthi, “Ngeqiniso elinjengoba ngiphila,
bonke uzabagqiza njengezigqizo,
ucece ngabo njengomlobokazi.
19 Lanxa nje wadilizwa waba lunxiwa
lelizwe lakho lachithwa,
khathesi uzakuba mncane kakhulu ebantwini bakho;
lalabo abakuchithayo bazakuba khatshana.
20 Abantwana abazalwa ngesikhathi sokufelwa kwakho
bazakutsho lawe usizwa bathi,
‘Indawo le incinyane kakhulu kithi;
siphe enye njalo indawo yokuhlala.’
21 Lapho-ke uzakuthi enhliziyweni yakho,
‘Ngubani owangizalela laba na?
Ngafelwa njalo ngaba njengongazalanga;
ngaxotshwa elizweni, ngalahlwa.
Laba bondliwa ngubani?
Mina ngangisele ngedwa,
kodwa laba-ke, bavele ngaphi?’ ”
22 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:
“Khangela, ngizaqhweba abeZizwe.
Ngizaphakamisela uphawu lwami ebantwini;
bazaletha amadodana akho bewagonile,
amadodakazi akho bewathwele ngamahlombe abo.
23 Amakhosi azakuba ngoyihlo bokukukhulisa,
amakhosikazi awo abe ngonyoko bokukondla.
Bazakhothama phambi kwakho ubuso babo buphansi, emhlabathini,
bazakhotha uthuli ezinyaweni zakho.
Lapho-ke uzakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo;
labo abangithembayo abayikudaniswa.”
24 Amabutho angemukwa impango na,
kumbe abathunjiweyo bahlengwe kwabesabekayo na?
25 Kodwa nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:
“Yebo, abathunjiweyo bazathathwa emabuthweni
lempango izahluthunwa futhi kwabesabekayo,
ngoba ngizamelana lalabo abamelana lawe,
abantwabakho ngizabahlenga.
26 Ngizakwenza abancindezeli bakho badle inyama yemizimba yabo;
bazadakwa ngelabo igazi njengewayini.
Lapho-ke izizwe zonke zizakwazi
ukuthi mina Thixo, nginguMsindisi wakho,
uMhlengi wakho, uMninimandla kaJakhobe.”